An AAAA record is an IP in the freshly released IPv6 format and it is made up of 8 different groups of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, that include four sets of numbers between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the total number of IPs that can be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain has its website hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain address where the website for it is located. Depending on the system which the company uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your site with one provider and your email messages with a different one, so if you choose to use this type of redirection to forward a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you'd like to use a domain or a subdomain which you have inside a shared hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to create an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than just a few mouse clicks to do this via our powerful, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you navigate to the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will appear. This is the place in which you can create any DNS record, so you only have to select the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down menus and input the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. If you happen to have zero experience with such matters, you will not have any difficulties as Hepsia is extremely intuitive and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. Provided they demand it, you will also be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it is going to remain active in the global DNS system after you modify it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our advanced cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one with no trouble for every internet domain or subdomain which you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using the services of any other provider you point the domain/subdomain to in no time. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP in which you will also find all other records that were created automatically or you have created manually before. The creation of the new AAAA record is as easy as picking the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the modification. You will be able to change the record at any time if needed. Assuming the other company needs a specific TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to change this setting also. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will keep functioning after you change it or delete it and the time is in seconds.